Citywide Zoning Workshop April 26, 2010 North Oakland West Oakland North Oakland Hills ZONING Matters 1 2 Zoning Determines Zoning Determines what you can build on your property the allowable height of buildings 3 4 1
Zoning Determines Zoning Determines parking requirements 5 the types of businesses that may operate in your neighborhood 6 Zoning Determines Zoning Determines the dimensions of your yard the density of new development 7 8 2
Zoning Determines Zoning Determines Requirements for: Signs Home occupations Loading areas On-site open space requirements Buffering Performance standards Non-conforming uses Landscaping and screening Lot width and frontage In-law apartments Procedures for approval how much public review is required before something is approved 9 many other aspects of how property may (or must) be used 10 Zoning Does Not Address Why Update the Zoning Regulations? Code Enforcement Building Style 11 The current rules were written in 1965 12 3
General Plan Oakland has changed since 1965. 13 14 The Vision Maintain and enhance Oakland s neighborhoods Position the City for 21 st century growth in strategic locations: Downtown Along major transit corridors Along the Estuary Around the BART stations On large underutilized sites Zoning can help us get there 15 16 4
Open Space Rezoned in 1999 17 Housing and Business Mix Rezoned in 2005 18 Industrial Areas Rezoned in 2008 Central Business District Rezoned in 2009 19 20 5
Residential Areas Underway Commercial Areas Underway Skyline Community Church. June, 2009 21 22 Introducing the Residential Zones R RH Residential-Hillside RH-1 RH-2 RH-3 RH-4 Residential-Detached RD RD-1 RD-2 R RM RU Residential- Mixed Housing Type RM-1 RM-2 RM-3 RM-4 Residential-Urban RU-1 RU-2 RU-3 23 24 6
RH-1 RH-2 RH-3 RH-4 RD-1 RD-2 RM-1 RM-2 RM-3 RM-4 RU-1 RU-2 RU-3 Residential-Hillside (RH) Minimum Lot Size (square feet) RH-1 43,560 RH-2 25,000 RH-3 12,000 Residential-Hillside (RH) North Hills/ Montclair Joaquin Miller Hillcrest Est. Crestmont Ridgemont Chabot Park Keller Ave Sequoyah RH-4 8,000 [6,500] 25 26 Residential-Hillside (RH) North Hills/ Montclair RH-1 and -2 Examples of Hillside Residential Densities Chabot Park Oak Knoll Sequoyah RH-1 RH-2 RH-3 RH-4 RD-1 RD-2 RM-1 RM-2 RM-3 RM-4 RU-1 RU-2 RU-3 Residential-Detached (RD) Minimum Lot Size (square feet) RD-1 5,000 RD-2 5,000 * * Duplexes allowed in RD-2 on lots larger than 6,000 SF RH-3 RH-4 27 28 7
Residential-Detached (RD) Residential-Detached (RD) Upper Rockridge Trestle Glen/ Glenview/ Haddon Hill Upper Dimond/ Redwood Heights Central East Maxwell Park/ Millsmont Sheffield Village Elmhurst/ Brookfield/ Sobrante Park North Hills/ Montclair RD-1 Examples of Detached Residential Densities Chabot Park Oak Knoll Sequoyah RD-2 29 30 RH-1 RH-2 RH-3 RH-4 RD-1 RD-2 RM-1 RM-2 RM-3 RM-4 RU-1 RU-2 RU-3 Residential-Mixed Housing Type (RM) Minimum Square Feet of Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit (square feet) RM-1 4,000 * RM-2 2,500 ** RM-3 1,500 RM-4 1,100 Residential-Mixed Housing Type (RM) North Oakland West Oakland Laurel Dimond Piedmont Av Rose Garden Adams Point San Antonio Fruitvale East Oakland * Duplexes allowed with use permit on lots over 4,000 SF only. 2-unit max. ** 2 units allowed on lots of 4,000-5,000 SF 31 32 8
Residential-Mixed Housing Type (RM) Examples of Mixed Housing Type Residential Densities RM-1 Residential-Mixed Housing Type (RM) Examples of Mixed Housing Type Residential Densities RM-2 North Hills/ Montclair North Hills/ Montclair 1 unit/ 4,000 SF lot area Would be permitted in RM-1 1 unit/ 2,000 SF lot area (duplex) Would be conditionally permitted in RM-1 (on lots over 4,000 SF) 1 unit/ 2,500 SF lot area Would be permitted in RM-2 1 unit/ 2,000 SF lot area (duplex) Would be permitted in RM-2 33 34 Residential-Mixed Housing Type (RM) Examples of Mixed Housing Type Residential Densities RM-3 Residential-Mixed Housing Type (RM) Examples of Mixed Housing Type Residential Densities RM-4 North Hills/ Montclair North Hills/ Montclair 1 unit/ 1,800 SF lot area (7 townhomes) Would be permitted in RM-3 1 unit/ 1,700 SF lot area (4 unit building) Would be permitted in RM-3 1 unit/ 1,370 SF lot area (19 townhomes) Would be permitted in RM-4 1 unit/ 1,100 SF lot area (7 unit building) Would be permitted in RM-4 35 36 9
RH-1 RH-2 RH-3 RH-4 RD-1 RD-2 RM-1 RM-2 RM-3 RM-4 RU-1 RU-2 RU-3 Residential-Urban (RU) Minimum Square Feet of Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit (square feet) RU-1 1,100 RU-2 800 RU-3 450 RU-4 varies RU-5 varies Residential-Urban (RU) Telegraph Corridor MacArthur Corridor Piedmont Av Grand Lake Acorn East of the Lake Adams Point Foothill/Bancroft Corridor International Corridor 37 38 Residential-Urban (RU) Residential-Urban (RU) 1 unit/ 1,197 SF lot area (4 unit building) Would be permitted in RU-1 RU-1 1 unit/ 1,100 SF lot area (4 unit building) Would be permitted in RU-1 1 unit/ 950 SF lot area (10 townhomes) Would be permitted in RU-2 RU-2 1 unit/ 944 SF lot area (6 unit building) Would be permitted in RU-2 39 40 10
Residential-Urban (RU) Residential-Urban (RU) [Commercial Corridor] 1 unit/ 535 SF lot area (18 unit building) Would be permitted in RU-3 RU-3 1 unit/ 520 SF lot area (16 unit building) Would be permitted in RU-3 41 RU-4 42 Residential-Urban (RU) [Commercial Corridor] What s Different? Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and lot coverage limits on steeply sloped lots Larger minimum lot sizes in the hills Greater height allowances for pitched roofs Variable setbacks on small lots More options for existing and former small commercial spaces RU-5 43 44 11
Introducing the Commercial Zones C CN CC Commercial-Neighborhood CN-1 Commercial-Community C CR RM/C Commercial-Regional Residential- Commercial Overlay RM-#/C 45 46 Understanding the USE TABLES CN-1 Commercial-Neighborhood Mixed use neighborhood commercial centers typically characterized by small-scale, pedestrianoriented businesses and continuous street frontage 47 48 12
CN-1 CN-1 CN-1 CN-2 49 50 CN-1 CN-3 CN-1 CN-4 51 52 13
CN-1 Commercial-Community CN-1 CC-1 Areas with a wide variety of commercial and institutional operations along the City s major corridors and in shopping districts or centers 53 54 CN-1 CC-2 CN-1 CC-3 55 56 14
CN-1 Commercial-Regional CN-1 Residential-Commercial Overlay CR-1 57 R/C 58 What s Different? What s Different? Design review requirements Design standards Changes to conditional use requirements Changes to size thresholds Requirements for ground floor use 45 feet Height limits have been assigned to all commercially zoned properties 59 60 15
The interim Zoning Maps show Light shade= Change in density Know Your Zone Dark shade= Change in use Old zone New zone No shade= No substantive change 61 62 Where Has the Zoning Changed? Areas where the current zoning is NOT consistent with the: Where Has the Zoning Changed? Single Family Neighborhoods that are zoned for high-density housing General Plan Map General Plan Policies Existing Land Use (in some areas) 63 64 16
Where Has the Zoning Changed? Where Has the Zoning Changed? Clusters of existing apartment buildings in areas zoned for single family homes. 65 Major commercial arterials with high vacancies and the potential for new apartments and condominiums 66 What Arterials in North and West Oakland are Being Rezoned as Urban Residential? Where Has the Zoning Changed? Upper Telegraph Av San Pablo Av Martin Luther King Jr Way MacArthur Blvd 67 Large, steep lots in the Oakland Hills 68 17
Where Has the Zoning Changed? Where Has the Zoning Changed? Walkable, neighborhood shopping districts that are currently zoned for heavier auto-oriented uses 69 Isolated pockets of industry in mostly residential areas 70 Establishing Height Limits General Plan policies Width of street Access to transit Historic character Adjacent uses Existing height limits Community input 35 feet 71 72 18
45 feet 60 feet 73 74 75 feet Use tonight s open house to get to know your zone 75 76 19
What happens next? 1. Provide written comments at community meetings. 77 78 www.oaklandnet.com/zoningupdate 2. Check the website for updates. 3. Offer feedback, comments, and requests via email or letter/ fax. 79 80 20
4. Attend meetings of the Zoning Update Committee and Planning Commission 5. Attend meetings of the City Council Community and Economic Development Committee and the full City Council 81 82 Sign-In Keep participating in PHASE two WEST OAKLAND NORTH HILLS START HERE NORTH OAKLAND 83 84 21